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Environment

Navigating Stormwater Permits: What Manufacturers Need To Know

It isn't always clear when a stormwater permit is required and often, especially in the manufacturing industry, this compliance requirement can be missed. This blog will help you understand if stormwater permit coverage is required for your facility and how to get support.

Volunteering & Community

Rocky Rivers: Guiding the Next Generation of Outdoor Enthusiasts

I’ve always found it valuable to give your available time to help support and educate the younger generation. Thanks to my career at Covia, I’ve been able to follow this principle and give back to those in my community while following my passion for environmentalism.

Events

Lenovo Joined UNESCO Global Education Coalition for Its Fourth Annual Meeting

On March 25, 2024, Lenovo took part in the fourth UNESCO Global Education Coalition Annual Meeting hosted in Paris, France.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Beyond Investor Relations: The Evolving Role of IR Professionals in ESG and Sustainability

Investor Relations (IR) professionals are quickly becoming the dynamic multitaskers of today's corporate world.

Volunteering & Community

Volunteer Award Winner Julia Reilly: Being a Hero for Horses in Maryland

Through her volunteer work, Julia earned Exelon’s highest achievement for volunteerism and community involvement, the Powering Communities Employee Volunteer award, and FHERT a $5,000 grant.

Energy & Infrastructure

Solar Tops 50% of New U.S. Power Generation for the First Time in 2023; Southern Company Subsidiaries Help Lead the Way

In the Southeast, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the way in this solar expansion. As we work across the company to enable a net-zero transition, our renewables portfolio continues to grow.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

UN Plastics Treaty: Good for Business and the Planet

Last week the UN Plastics Treaty reached its final stages of negotiations at INC-4 in Ottawa, Canada, to develop a legally binding, international agreement to tackle plastic pollution across the entire plastics life cycle.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Baker Tilly Case Study: Printing and Distribution Company Looks To Boost EcoVadis Score With Assurance

The company wanted to ensure both internal and external stakeholders had confidence in their data and EcoVadis submission, and as a result, engaged Baker Tilly to provide limited assurance over its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Corporate Responsibility

Northwestern Mutual Sustainability and Social Impact: Strengthening Our Culture of Belonging

Our culture is a unique driver of Northwestern Mutual’s long-term success. Ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment is a growth strategy critical to relevance, competitiveness and long-term policyowner value.

Research & Reports

CSAA Insurance Group Releases Impact Report Detailing Its Significant Initiatives and Contributions in 2023

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA insurer, today released its 2023 Impact Report, assessing its collective progress toward its goals for planet, people and practice and highlighting its accomplishments in these areas.

Corporate Responsibility

You Need Gen Z at the Table With Ziad Ahmed

Gen Z is an important stakeholder for companies: they're powerful consumers, passionate activists, and many are already part of the workforce.

Events

Mastercard: 12 takeaways from the Global Inclusive Growth Summit

From digitization and AI to climate change and collaboration, here are a dozen insights into today’s pressing challenges and potential solutions from the world leaders, CEOs, academics, activists and others who gathered in Washington, D.C.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Empowering Voices: Inspiring Session on Self-Advocacy and Allyship Hosted at Kohler

In partnership with the Kohler Foundation, our business resource groups hosted Alex and Caroline at our global headquarters last week for three days of insights and discussion on building self-confidence, the power of allyship, and embracing opportunity.

Energy & Infrastructure

Capital Power Selects Black & Veatch to Remotely Monitor Power Generation Facilities

Black & Veatch has been selected by Capital Power to remotely monitor seven of the Canada-based wholesale power producer’s generation facilities across the United States and Canada over the course of three years.

Energy & Infrastructure

Battery-Powered Big Rigs Could Haul the Future of Trucking

In Modesto, California, a Dorito is born.

Philanthropy

Aiding Acapulco: The Home Depot Foundation Supports Long Term Hurricane Otis Recovery Efforts

Last October, Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “Otis was the strongest hurricane in the Eastern Pacific to make landfall.

Health & Healthcare

Gilead Helps Put African Nation on Path To Eliminate Hepatitis C

James had been free from using drugs for a decade when a routine test at his local health center revealed he had hepatitis C (HCV).

Inclusion & Opportunity

Activating Allyship at Clorox

Allyship is the newest part of our inclusion, diversity, equity and allyship efforts (what we refer to as IDEA), which fuels our IGNITE strategy. It helps create a more inclusive workplace where teammates can do their best work.

Corporate Responsibility

Sysco Corporation Giving Back Food Drive

If all you know about Sysco is those ubiquitous food trucks outside your favorite restaurant, then you really don’t know much about the world’s largest broadline food distributor.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Bloomberg Launches Customizable and Transparent Sustainable Investment Screening Tool

Bloomberg today announced the launch of a new tool that helps investors assess portfolios, funds and indices based on sustainability criteria and thresholds customized by the user.

Research & Reports

2023 Maximus Foundation Annual Report: A Year of Equitable Impact

The Maximus Foundation is excited to present the 2023 Annual Report. In this year's report, we dive into a year of impact in our communities through stories about our employees and grantee partners demonstrating a path toward positive change.

Philanthropy

Urban League of Greater Hartford Is Awarded $150,000 Grant From KeyBank Foundation

The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $150,000 charitable grant from KeyBank Foundation payable over two years to support the agency’s Project Ready program, a signature national youth development direct service.

Corporate Responsibility

Cascale Moderates PUMA Sustainability Stakeholder Dialogue

Jeremy Lardeau, senior vice president of Higg Index at Cascale, moderated a sustainability stakeholder dialogue at PUMA HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany, part of a two-day event in which stakeholders converged to discuss the Sustainability Vision 2030 platform for PUMA.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Navigating the Future: The Strategic Impact of Integrated Logistics Solutions

In an era where the complexity of global supply chains continues to escalate, the need for integrated logistics solutions has become more apparent than ever.

Energy & Infrastructure

Eaton Advances More Resilient, Sustainable Electricity in New York City With Energy Storage Projects Valued at More Than $7 Million

Intelligent power management company Eaton is helping Endurant Energy deploy 10 battery storage projects in New York City.

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Sustainability Report

Our latest Sustainability Report highlights recent accomplishments and progress toward achieving goals in the environmental, social and governance...

Whirlpool Corporate Citizenship

This category covers areas that aren't our signature charities. Main topics can include Homes For Our Troops as well as smaller charity organizations...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is embedded in our company values. We actively promote it among our employees, raise awareness, and foster an...

Health in Action

Our Prescription for a Better World framework is organized around three key pillars: building healthy communities (Health in Action), protecting the...

Key Supports Affordable Housing

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment helps fulfill Key’s purpose to help clients and communities thrive by financing projects that...

Subaru Love Promise: Community

Subaru is dedicated to supporting those who need it the most in our communities. From donating food to Feeding America, providing essential items to...

Sustainable Products and Innovation

Ongoing research into innovative solutions enables CNH’s brands to manufacture products that respect the environment while satisfying customers’...

GoDaddy | Microbusiness

They’re the people who build websites, run restaurants, and teach online classes. They power local economies and national growth but their impact...

Heritage

For more than 160 years, Bacardi has been a family-owned company guided by its heritage. From the revolutionary introduction of BACARDÍ rum, the birth...